Senior Maintenance Lead, Nuclear Radiopharma Equipment

Terrapower; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

TerraPower Isotopes (TPI) seeks a Senior Engineering Technician to lead maintenance for radiopharmaceutical production equipment, hot cells, gloveboxes, and support systems in a fast-growing facility.

You will build and develop the maintenance team, implement preventive programs, troubleshoot complex failures, and coordinate with operations, engineering, and quality to maintain high reliability and radiological safety.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent technical training in a related discipline.
• Ten or more years in industrial maintenance, equipment service, or test engineering.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership, mentoring technicians, coordinating maintenance activities, or leading small technical teams.
• Strong practical knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, electromechanical, and instrumentation systems, including industrial controls and troubleshooting methods.
• Experience reading and interpreting mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, piping and instrumentation diagrams, equipment specifications, and technical manuals.
• Experience working in nuclear, radiopharmaceutical, radiological, or similarly demanding industrial environments is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with preventive maintenance programs, maintenance planning, equipment reliability practices, and technical documentation systems.
• Experience working within regulated environments requiring disciplined conduct of work, controlled procedures, quality documentation, and rigorous safety practices is preferred.
• Ability to work safely in chemical and radiological environments, meet applicable training and qualification requirements, and use required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on production and facility equipment, including hot cells, gloveboxes, manipulators, transfer systems, process equipment, instrumentation, and supporting utilities.
• Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and instrumentation failures using systematic troubleshooting methods, technical drawings, and engineering principles.
• Coordinate equipment repairs, post-maintenance testing, and return-to-service activities to restore equipment safely and minimize production interruptions.
• Support the recruitment, onboarding, qualification, and development of maintenance technicians as production and facility capabilities expand.
• Provide hands-on technical direction, coaching, and mentoring to technicians, building proficiency and a culture of accountability and teamwork.

Skills

Technical leadership

Troubleshooting

Maintenance planning

Team mentoring

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Job description

TerraPower Isotopes (TPI) seeks a Senior Engineering Technician to lead maintenance for radiopharmaceutical production equipment, hot cells, gloveboxes, and support systems in a fast-growing facility.

You will build and develop the maintenance team, implement preventive programs, troubleshoot complex failures, and coordinate with operations, engineering, and quality to maintain high reliability and radiological safety.